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These are a couple that were sent to me awhile back from members here: http://www.cheapjerseysclearance.us.com/nike-bills-17-josh-allen-royal-blue-team-color-mens-stitched-nfl-vapor-untouchable-limited-jersey-jj-94.html https://www.dhgate.com/product/new-seattle-mariners-women-jersey-24-ken/261609781.html?m=5|ff8080814fa1c0a201505b7c77527a5b||261609781|#gw-0-3|ff80808164a288950164e6da5d731e1c The guy that sent me these said he ordered a couple from them & that the quality was nice. Alot cheaper as you can see than the 100% authentic ones. These i believe are made in China but aren't the authentic ones too? Only difference i could spot was in the 2nd link, on the back of the jersey at the top with the buffalo not being there. But on the 1st link its there, but i think the name plate letters are a tad smaller. Idk tho, could just be the picture used. But for someone on a limited budget, perhaps these will interest you.

still cool... sounds like you have a nice little collection of Bills Memorabilia there! I had a Bruce Smith & Kelly jersey but unfortunately i lost them in the fire. Same with my old Hasek jersey. I do still own a Fitzpatrick jersey tho. Who's technically the greatest QB the Bills have had in nearly 2 decades haha

haha i take it you're the proud owner of one of their jerseys? Heck if i wouldve had the money, I would be on that list too. Luckily for me my house burnt down, so i didnt have the money to spend on a jersey like that. Suppose thats one positive of losing everything in a fire, you don't have money to buy a Sammy Watkins Bills jersey lol

He made our O Line look bad, so for that reason alone i say bring him in. It also could just be that our O Line is bad lol But at this point I'd be bringing in everyone & anyone i could to see if we could upgrade an area of need. As long as it doesnt hurt our cap situation, send out the wagons & bring em on home!

1 of the reasons i dont own a modern jersey with a players name on it is that you just never know if that player is gonna make it or not. Can you imagine if you bought a Losman jersey back in the day or a Poz or Watkins one? They were much hyped when they got here, but nowadays it'd be hard to wear it. So thats a couple hundred bucks to memorialize a mistake in Bills history lol. Thats why in the past i'd simply get a jersey with my own name on it or leave it blank. But this year i bought one of those authentic looking knockoffs, because i dont have the money to spend on a dish rag if the player doesnt work out. I sent the OP links to a couple sites that sell named Jerseys for cheap. Hit me up if you're interested & if this is against the rules or spirit of this board, mods please let me know!

Nobody circles the wagons like Dog Marrone! Waggins, dogged ma'bone... I'm sure theres a joke to be made somewhere in there but i'm too exhausted from debating about punters the past few hours lol

I'm curious, in all these posts questioning the competency of this staff for the way they addressed our punting situation, I haven't seen one of your thoughts on what you think they should've done differently. I've offered a few scenarios & addressed them in previous posts, but do you care to offer one yourself? And regarding Corey Coleman, just because a player you take a flyer on doesnt pan out, it shouldn't serve as an indictment on their ability to evaluate talent. Perhaps if it were their own draft selections, such as say Josh Allen doesnt work out, or Tremaine Edmunds or if Tre White didnt, we could question their ability to judge talent. Because they invested time & significant draft capital pursuing those players. But with Corey Coleman it was just a stab in the dark. I think thats why you've been criticized so much for trying to make that comparison. They simply brought him in to see if a change of scenery would be a difference maker for him. It obviously wasnt & they parted ways with him. And one final thought on that subject. Some times players just don't turn into what you hope they will be. Look at Corey Coleman for instance lol. Drafted by the Browns with the 15th pick of the 1st round. The Browns thought very highly of him & selected him but it didnt work out. Ryan Leaf, we all remember that name. Sometimes players are just busts. When teams draft players, theyre drafting very young men. Its a big transition coming from college & into the NFL. Theres no guarantees ever that a player is gonna work out.

I think the fact that our dead cap money spent this year is $50 Million, leading the league in that stat, while the team with the next most is $25 million less than that, goes to show the state of our team when Beane & Co took over. We as fans tend to over estimate the strength of our team. I can remember all too many times in the midst of our 17 year drought where we all hoped we were a few pieces away from contending. Arguably some times maybe we were, but more often than not we have fielded a roster lacking quality talent. This year you could say that as well. Us fans try to gloss over the weaknesses, QB, OL, WR, LB's Pass rush, but these are real weaknesses. All teams have them but we've drafted for one scheme, only to jettison those players in favor of another, all to do it all over again. Point is that this staff inherited a mess & its gonna take time to turn it around. However i think most here are okay with that. I'm not all doom & gloom & i dont think the majority think we're in a terrible position. Perhaps we're just wiser now, being realistic with our expectations, having gone thru this all before.

I hear ya but how else would you expect them to address that position? Any great kickers normally stay on with their current teams. Theres not a bunch of great kickers hanging around waiting for a team to sign them, theyre already signed. Most of the good kickers stay signed with 1 team for the majority of their careers. But Jon Ryan if you google his name, he's labeled as A Seahawks Great. The Bills took a chance on him & dude was no slouch. They mightve been able to pry away a veteran punter from another team, but perhaps that wouldve cost them more money. More money than they would like to spend on a punter. I suppose the Bills couldve drafted a punter, that wouldve been an option. But imagine what our fan base wouldve said if we drafted a punter? We had too many other positions of need to fill where i'm sure our staff didnt feel it would be wise to spend a draft pick on. I imagine during this offseason they figured 1 of these 3 guys would rise to the top & when that didnt happen they snatched one up under the big nose of Bill Belicheat. But i'll say again, i just don't know what else they couldve done that wouldve been reasonable. And with that you guys have a good night

Money for sure gets factored in to it for sure. But if Schmidt was nailing punts at a 48 yard average they wouldve spent the money to keep him. Reading up on this new guy, he kicks left footed so returners may not be as used to the way the ball comes down. He also learned how to kick while dealing with the wind when he was growing up. That'll be really handy here at home. And last year he had 24 punts inside the 20 yard line with only 3 being touchbacks... Thats pretty good accuracy

Check this out, his punting in training camp was creating oohs & ahhs from the fans: http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/sports/20180806/rookie-punter-corey-bojorquez-if-getting-leg-up-on-competition How often do you hear comments like that about a punter? With more searching you can find more info on him. But he set school records in college & tbh I'm surprised New England didnt keep him. Another good thing about this kid is how young he is. He's only 22 years old. He could be with us for a long time if all goes according to plan. Ps thats it for me, i've talked enough about a punter for today haha

Corey Coleman was a shot in the dark, given his speed & draft position. It was a low risk high reward type of signing. Upgrading the punter position is a different story. It's a different type of position. The ball is snapped & you kick it to an area of the field. Its the same thing anywhere you play. Theres no playbook to learn, no new terminology to learn. The only thing that you need is to develop a camaraderie with the long snapper Reid Ferguson. And after a bunch of reps in practice they'll have that. As a GM your goal should be to improve at positions all over the field. Schmidt had a down year last year. His preseason performance wasnt that good either. Before you come to the conclusion that this is a mistake or careless, do a little research on the new guy & i think you'll be surprised. You may even think we got a steal. He was on the Patriots afterall.

They did plan ahead, they brought in Jon Ryan & Cory Carter to compete with Schmidt. They weren't satisfied so they picked up this guy. At 1st i thought you were trolling with your comment on how 'careless' we've been with handling our punting situation, but now i see your serious. Seems to me they've done their due diligence & have upgraded the position. Have you even looked at this guys college stats? His punt average is a full 3 yards greater than Schmidt & his punts inside the 20 are impressive. Apparently on his pro day he punted one time for 85 yards. We'll be fine dude lol

Cant have enough threads on punters around here. I'm sure we're not done either. By tomorrow we'll have a few more threads about punters, just because people will be too lazy to use the search function! But yeah I think people are overly concerned about us releasing a punter whose performance has been declining. This new punter, Corey Bojorquez has a leg up on Schmidt & because of that he's now a Bill Best signing of the offseason!

We've been discussing this in the other threads but no i'm not concerned by it. The Bills obviously saw a need to move on from Schmidt. They brought in Jon Ryan, they brought in Cory Carter. Those guys didn't pan out so they signed this new guy, who from all scouting reports from his college years, he has the stats that show he'd be an improvement over Schmidt. I'm sure they wouldve rather signed an NFL veteran, but from what ive seen, this guy has a strong leg. We havent seen him kick in the preseason because we think the Pats mightve been trying to hide him from other teams to stash him on their PS. I'm not worried at all & think its a good move

Paxton Lynch is available

at least we kept The Beer. Good to see our front office has their priorities straight!

PLEASE, not this again! Idk if I could live with another one. If they sign Reilly & he puts up 900 yards, sure i'll be happy for the kid but i'll probably kill myself.

the consensus is that the Pats were trying to hide him from others so they could stash him on their PS

Thought it should be obvious. Theres a risk in starting a punter who hasn't kicked in a preseason game or regular season game. But it was a calculated risk given the teams dissatisfaction with Schmidt's punting.

The Bills obviously saw a need to move on from Schmidt. They brought in Jon Ryan, they brought in Cory Carter. Those guys didn't pan out so they signed this new guy, who from all scouting reports from his college years, he has the stats that show he'd be an improvement over Schmidt. I'm sure they wouldve rather signed an NFL veteran, but sometimes you have to take risks, calculated risks & that's what they did. They have time to build a relationship with the long snapper & punter, and on the place kicking duties. I'm not overly worried about our punting situation lol. This looks like a good move imo

the punter is our mvp lol. But it does make a big difference. Playing the field position game with a solid running game & hopefully a strong defense behind it. Winning the turnover game & having a solid place kicker. With that formula we've seen you can make the playoffs as long as you execute. It's the best we can hope for i'm afraid

With our interior o-line having issues, it still sucks a bit to lose Ike Boettger to the Chiefs. I know our staff knows more about him than we do but i'd like to see more depth added & not see these guys go. The punter & cb look promising however!

Corey's been cut so that wont happen. I also don't see us trading Shady anytime soon.. Maybe after this season is over, but not too many teams are gonna dish out anything great for an aging RB. If our season gets off to a horrible start & we're already too far behind to think playoffs, then maybe Beane will trade away some of our older vets before the deadline to teams in the playoff hunt. But I don't see much else happening until then

Patriots & Falcons even older than us... Tbh I wouldn't care about the age of our roster if we were built to win a title right now. But since we're still "in the process" of rebuilding/retooling our roster, you'd like to see our roster younger i'd imagine. Kind of like how the Sabres have a young core. Theyre built for the future. With the Bills you're not so sure. But I can't be too critical given the state of this franchise these past years. Things were so bad ownership thought it was a good idea to hire the Ryan Brothers... You know its bad when you think they look good lol